In memory of Robert Devet (d. September 27, 2021), founder, publisher and editor of the Nova Scotia Advocate. This site is preserved as an archive of the Advocate’s journalism from 2016 to 2021, and as a tribute to Robert’s work. No new articles are published, and comments, forms and search are closed. Read the tribute →

We need to start thinking of being child free as merely another way to live your life, every bit as ordinary as choosing to have children. Christina Elgee chose such a childfree life and here she writes about living outside accepted cultural norms, and the the hurdles she encountered when she decided to seek sterilization in Nova Scotia.